ManyWriters

On the first day of a new year, after Darling successfully defended her championship title in the year's first race.
Excited to finally reveal myself as the team's elusive mystery coach, I approached the lounge only to overhear her and Gunner's blush-inducing pants from outside the door.
"Melody, you little temptress, you're going to drain me dry!"
"It's not my fault you're out of shape."
"Oh, by the way, my husband's coming to celebrate with me soon. You can't leave any marks on me."
Just as those words fell, I received a text from Melody.
Every word expressed her love for me.
Each letter pierced my heart like a dagger.
I didn't reply. Instead, I opened a chat with a profile totally black.
[I accept your previous invitation, but I can't afford a plane ticket right now.]
The reply came swiftly: [Don't worry about that. I'll send someone to pick you up.]

After Racer Darling's Betrayal, I Part

From that night on, Melody somehow managed to find not only where the racing team trained, but also where I lived.


She followed me around all day, and even when security guards at the team's facility blocked her from entering the racing club, she remained steadfast, keeping watch just outside the training grounds.


Melody would also occasionally ask team staff members to pass things along to me.


I didn't so much as glance at the items delivered to my workspace, instructing the cleaning staff to toss everything straight into the trash.


Seeing her things in the garbage didn't deter Melody; if anything, she stuck to me even more closely after that.


When I went out to eat with the team, Melody broke through the security barrier and quickly approached me.


"Honey, we've been in love for so many years. Can you really throw away our eight years together?"


Chapter 8